It is already the 10th edition of the internationally famous Grande Odyssée dog sledding race. The 30 mushers and their dogs will cover a thousand km over eight stages.

Trail runners Emelie Forsberg and Killian Jornet were rescued by the PGHM late on Saturday after becoming exhausted on a climb of the Frendo spur on the north face of the Aiguille du Midi.

At 80 years old Yuichiro Miura became the oldest man to summit Everest today.

A British skier has been killed ascending the Aiguille du Midi (3753 m) ridge late yesterday evening. His friend was able to reach the safety of the cable car station.

After four nights in the open at nearly 4000 meters altitude hopes of finding 21 year old Gaëlle Cavalié were getting slim.

5 hours 5 minutes for Mont Blanc. No we're not talking about a ski descent but for a round trip from the Church in the center of Chamonix to the 4810 meter summit.

Two ski-tourers have been killed in falls in separate incidents on Sunday. A reminder that with spring weather snow can be hard and icy and needs caution.

There are a lot of first descents but some really stand out.

The bodies of two men have been found by climbers on Wednesday afternoon on the goulotte Boivin under the Dôme des Ecrins.

Closure may closure to hand in the long search for a missing ski tourer. Theodor left on his own for the Tarentaise on the weekend of the 2nd of March.